The Role of Work-Family Conflict and Job Stress in the Prediction of Job Engagement of Nurses

Abstract

Background and Aims: Due to the great importance that the nurses health and job engagement have in the health of their, colleagues and patients, this study Aim was investigated the role of work-family conflict and job stress in the prediction of job engagement of GACHSARAN city nurses. Methods: The design of this study is descriptive and correlation crosses sectional design. The study population were included all male and female nurses working in hospitals and clinics in the GACHSARAN city. To select a sample of cluster sampling method was used that a total 100 nurses were selected. To collect information from the Carlson, Kakmar and Williams work - family conflict, questionnaire (2000), work engagement questionnaire and French et al nursing stress scale revised (2000) was used. Results: The results showed that there is a significant negative correlation between job stress with Job engagement, enthusiasm and charisma at work (p<0.01) and dedicated to the task (p<0.05). Also, there is a significant negative correlation between the work-family conflict with Job engagement and all its dimensions (p<0.01). In addition, this study showed that the Predictor variables the job stress and work-family conflict are able to account for 29.4 percent of the nurses job engagement. Conclusion: In general, considering that the interaction between family and work issues and job stress is predictors of job engagement of nurses, with education about managing and improving the nurse’s quality of their marital and family life and with training the stress management can be to improve their job engagement.